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Old Armenian
Etymology
The older form is աղբեւր (ałbewr), by dissimilation from *արբեւր (*arbewr), by adding a prothetic vowel to *րբեւր (*rbewr), by regular metathesis from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₁wr̥ .[1][2][3]
Noun
աղբիւր • (ałbiwr)
- fountain, spring
- (figuratively) origin, source
Usage notes
The word has three combining forms: the oldest աղբեր- (ałber-) and later աղբիւր- (ałbiwr-) with աղբեւր- (ałbewr-).
Declension
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Descendants
References
- ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 34
- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աղբիւր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “aɫbewr”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 32
Further reading
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աղբիւր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աղբիւր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy